News and views about the Structural Eurocodes

13 March 2014

Things are finally becoming clearer about the evolution of the Eurocodes and it is time - once again - to consult the general public about what improvement should be made in the 2nd generation of Eurocode 7.

There are two opportunities coming up to find out what is being planned for EN 1997 over the next 5 or 6 years (leading up to the year 2020).

17 January 2012

This evening I will be delivering a lecture entitled 'Eurocodes: where they are and where they're going' on behalf of the South Branch - Geotechnical Group of ICE South East England. The venue is Room 1101 (L/T), Building 29, University of Southampton and the lecture starts at 18:00 hours (refreshments from 17:30 h).

The lecture will be a repeat of the 3rd ISSMGE webinar entitled 'Eurocode 7 - past, present, and future' that I delivered in December to an international audience of over 70 attendees.

14 February 2011

ICE South West is hosting a talk on 'The Effect of Eurocode 7 on Geotechnical Design' on Thursday 10 March 2011, at Bishop Wordsworth's School, Salisbury. The talk will be given by Brian Simpson. Here is the brief synopsis of Brian's talk from the flyer:

"Eurocode 7 (EC7 or officially BS EN 1997) has two parts: 1. Geotechnical Design – General Rules; and 2. Geotechnical Design – Ground Investigation and Testing. These were published in 2004 and 2007 respectively and are increasingly being used for design of projects. The main parallel British codes, BS8002 and BS8004, are no longer current British Standards.

"This talk will provide a brief overview of Eurocodes and EC7, including the UK choice of 'Design Approach 1', then discuss the design of foundations, particularly the requirements for pile design developed in the UK National Annex to EC7. Application of the code to design of retaining structures for deep basements will also be considered, noting options for the use of numerical analysis."

03 November 2010

Dr Brian Simpsom (Arup Geotechnics) is giving an evening talk on Eurocode 7 to ICE South West on Wednesday 10th November, 6-8 pm, at the Menzies Hotel, Fleming Way, Swindon.

The talk will provide a brief overview of Eurocodes and EC7, including the UK choice of “Design Approach 1”, then concentrate on design of foundations, particularly the requirements for pile design developed in the UK National Annex to EC7. Finally, an overview will be given of the British and European documents which provide standards for design and construction to be used with the Eurocodes.

10 October 2010

The lecture will look at the key features of Eurocode 2 ‘Design of concrete structures’ and Eurocode 7 ‘Geotechnical design’ in so far as they affect the design of concrete foundations. Areas of ambiguity will be highlighted and simple solutions to common problems proposed.

The first talk takes place on Monday 11th October on behalf of the East Anglian Branch of IStructE, at the Park Farm Hotel, Hethersett, Norfolk, NR9 3DL. This is a joint meeting of IStructE and ICE regional branches.

The second talk takes place on Tuesday 12th October on behalf of the Essex Branch of ICE, at the Michael Ashcroft Building, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford.